CVE-2014-3636

Description

D-Bus 1.3.0 through 1.6.x before 1.6.24 and 1.8.x before 1.8.8 allows local users to (1) cause a denial of service (prevention of new connections and connection drop) by queuing the maximum number of file descriptors or (2) cause a denial of service (disconnect) via multiple messages that combine to have more than the allowed number of file descriptors for a single sendmsg call.

Category

1.9
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory freedesktop.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2352-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00049.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61378 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/16/9 mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030864 vdb entry
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=82820 patch vendor advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0395.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3026 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:176 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3636?
CVE-2014-3636 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-3636?
To fix CVE-2014-3636, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-3636 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-3636 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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